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Educational Resistance
Get PDFEducational resistance is, here, examined in two of its possible inflections.First, as resistance to educational imposition. Second, as a form ofresistance which might itself be educational. Jean-François Lyotard’sreflections on ’anamnesic resistance’ are developed in the context ofeducational thought, and then read up against proposals for philosophicallyinformed educational reform by Bernard Stiegler. Stiegler’sapproach, based in part on a critique of Lyotard, is called in to question,both in terms of its reading of Lyotard and the impositional educationallogic it follows. Additionally, this article incorporates a novel applicationof a practice-as research methodology, in aid of illuminating and exemplifyingthe central dimensions of its argument, utilising sound as ameans of philosophical research and ’anamnesic resistance’
Coming into life with education: definitions, difficulty and meaningfulness in conceptual aesthetics
No full textWhat do we mean by the word ‘education’? How do others know what we mean, when the term is under constant revision? Do we even need definitive answers in order to speak meaningfully of it? This paper attempts to explore the potential for education’s meaningfulness via an attentiveness to its ordinary usages. In order to justify the need to be attentive to the specific instance of use, I will explore the closing down of conceptual meaning represented by acts of definition. In taking a closer look at what definitions of education try to do when offering their articulations, I will follow a line of argument from Cora Diamond that definition and explanation of a term can constitute something of a deflection from the difficult “reality” of educational discourse, a reality that poses its own problems in turn, but also should not be ignored. Attending to education as a word that appears with particular meanings in particular instances reveals the richness of the various forms it can assume. I describe this as a conceptual aesthetics of education
The Relationship between Hemoglobin Level and Socio-economic Indicators among Women of Childbearing Age in South Africa: A Secondary Analysis of DHS Data
No full textThe nutritional double burden of disease refers to the phenomenon of undernutrition, wasting, stunting, micronutrient deficiency coinciding with overweight, obesity, and diet-related non-communicable diseases, within individuals, households and populations throughout the lifecycle. This study aimed to determine whether there were differences in hemoglobin levels between anthropometric categories and socio-economic factors among women aged 15 to 49 years old in South Africa. Data were obtained from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) South Africa survey 2016. There were 2690 women between 15 and 49 years old included in the sample. Variables selected for analysis included height and weight, hemoglobin (adjusted for altitude), wealth index, access to improved water and sanitation. Variables were tested for normality using Q-Q plots. Missing data was removed. Frequencies and percentages were reported for categorical data. Non-parametric continuous variables were reported as medians and interquartile ranges. As data were not normally distributed, analysis was conducted using the Kruskall-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test. The type I error rate was set to p < .05. Where it was found that a significant difference exists, post hoc Dunn tests were performed to determine the location of the differences. Anemia was prevalent among 28.9% of the sample and 63.5% were either overweight or obese. Hemoglobin levels were significantly different between normal weight women and women with a body mass index in the obese class I and obese class II respectively (Kruskall-Wallis = 27.014; df = 5; p = .000; n = 2690). There were significant differences in hemoglobin levels between women with access to improved sanitation and those without access (Mann-Whitney U test p = .017), but hemoglobin levels were similar between women with access to improved water and those without (Mann-Whitney U test p = .175). Poorer women had significantly different hemoglobin levels to the wealthiest women in the sample (Kruskall-Wallis = 29.568; df = 4; p = .000). The nutritional double burden of disease is prevalent in South Africa among women of childbearing age. A wealth disparity exists among South African women in terms of hemoglobin levels
Suzanne Karpelès’ encounters in Indochina and Europe in 1931: multiple femininities, colonial relations and educative sites
No full textThis chapter explores articulations and ascriptions of femininities as action speech, matter and meeting intersected in Suzanne Karpelès’ encounters in Cambodia and Europe in 1931. The first section examines divergent intersections and performances of religion, colonialism, feminism and femininities at the Buddhist Institute in Phomn Penh and in newspaper reporting in France. The second section looks at Karpelès’ reconfiguration of femininities, internationalism, colonialism and “experience” around the language of international relations at the League of Nations’ Comité d’Entente des Grandes Associations in Paris. It also situates Karpelès in respect of gendered relations of expertise at the International Congress of Orientalists in Leiden. The next section unpacks Karpelès’ contestation of configurations of “the native woman” at the third Estates General of Feminism whilst also deploying colonist tropes around the “native mentalities” of indigenous pupils. The final section considers fascist ascriptions of femininity at the Institute for Educational Cinematography in Rome
Prevention and management of moisture-associated skin damage
No full textDisruption to the integrity of the skin can reduce patient wellbeing and quality of life. A major cause of skin breakdown is prolonged exposure to moisture, but this is often overlooked. When skin is wet, it becomes more susceptible to damage from friction and shearing forces, and skin flora can penetrate the disrupted barrier, causing further irritation and inflammation. If untreated, moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) can rapidly lead to excoriation and skin breakdown. MASD includes incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD), which is caused by prolonged skin exposure to urine and stool, particularly liquid stool. For patients at a high risk of developing IAD, preventive measures should be instituted as soon as possible. The main one is to prevent excessive contact of the skin with moisture. Optimal skin care should be provided to patients with any form of MASD. It should be based on a structured regimen and include the use of a gentle skin cleanser, a barrier product and moisturiser. Derma Protective Plus is a liquid barrier that gives long-lasting protection against chafing or ingress of urine and stool into the skin. This product is less greasy than others, and provides a barrier and a healing environment, with resistance to further maceration from IAD or persistent loose stools
Book Review: Anna of Denmark: The Material and Visual Culture of the Stuart Courts, 1589–1619 by Jemma Field
No full textBook review of Anna of Denmark: The Material and Visual Culture of the Stuart Courts, 1589–1619 by Jemma Fiel
